05-15-2015, 06:02 AM
Sure, a better tool doesn't automatically make you a better artists. But nevertheless, there are tools that are better suited than other tools to a given task (like a screwdriver to get a nail into a wall) - and there are tools that are inferior even to their intended task (like a screwdriver with a slippery handle). I really want open source software to succeed. For all the reasons you mentioned. But this "don't judge my software" attitude is part of what is holding it back. Because most people want to use the most ergonomic tools they can get - and rightfully so. They don't mind paying a bit of money for it (or more commonly: pirating it) and they don't care about the philosophy behind it.
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the first artists to work with oil paint - because it was a new tool that (for him and for what he wanted to achieve) was better suited than the established alternatives at the time. It goes without saying I couldn't paint a Last Supper or a Mona Lisa, regardless of what colors you give me. But Leonardo couldn't have painted them either with egg tempera instead of oil (or at least he didn't want to).
It makes me really happy to hear that the Krita developers are responsive to requests. From everything I've seen about it, Krita seems to do a lot of things right. Unfortunately it is terribly slow on my computer (my hardware is pretty poor), so I'm not using it very often. Good thing improving the performance is one of their goals in the current kickstarter campaign.
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the first artists to work with oil paint - because it was a new tool that (for him and for what he wanted to achieve) was better suited than the established alternatives at the time. It goes without saying I couldn't paint a Last Supper or a Mona Lisa, regardless of what colors you give me. But Leonardo couldn't have painted them either with egg tempera instead of oil (or at least he didn't want to).
It makes me really happy to hear that the Krita developers are responsive to requests. From everything I've seen about it, Krita seems to do a lot of things right. Unfortunately it is terribly slow on my computer (my hardware is pretty poor), so I'm not using it very often. Good thing improving the performance is one of their goals in the current kickstarter campaign.